March 27, 2015, 9:27AM

Lapalco Boulevard traffic will slow at various points over the weekend as the Jefferson Parish Public Works Department washes two bridges. Alternating lane closures on the Harvey Canal bridge are scheduled Saturday (March 28) from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., on the Bayou Segnette bridge on Sunday from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Full story »

March 04, 2015, 11:49AM

The $13.6 million plan to improve the Harvey Tunnel with new lighting and tiles might be a case of putting "lipstick on a pig," Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts said Wednesday (March 4). He criticized the work, described by a representative from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development at Parish Council meeting. Roberts was one of the strongest voices... Full story »

February 02, 2015, 4:05PM

Closures of the westbound Harvey Tunnel continue daily through Friday (Feb. 6), state transportation officials have announced. The tunnel will be shuttered from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m., to allow crews to remove concrete for the ongoing MacArthur Interchange project. Motorists are urged to use Peters Road or Lafayette Street to 4th Street as an alternative route. The work, which... Full story »

August 21, 2014, 2:34PM

Drivers traveling westbound on the elevated West Bank Expressway should anticipate lane restrictions this weekend in conjunction with the MacArthur Avenue Interchange project. The expressway's right lane from the Manhattan Boulevard exit to the Harvey Tunnel will be closed Saturday and Sunday from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m., the transportation department announced. The westbound Harvey Tunnel also will be... Full story »

August 01, 2014, 9:28AM

July 10, 2014, 9:50AM

The Fourth Street Bridge over the Harvey Canal is closed Thursday (July 10) for emergency repairs, according to state transportation officials. The closure will last through 3 p.m., officials said. Motorists should take the elevated West Bank Expressway or the Harvey Tunnel as alternate routes. The nearly 40-year-old span is slated for a $5 million rehabilitation project to overhaul its... Full story »

June 20, 2014, 1:42PM

Maintenance on the Lapalco and Bayou Segnette bridges this weekend will mean lane restrictions for motorists, according to Jefferson Parish. On Saturday (June 21), Lapalco Boulevard over the Harvey Canal will have alternate lane closures from 6:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. The alternate lane closures continue Sunday (June 22) at Lapalco Boulevard over the Bayou Segnette Bridge in Westwego. The... Full story »

May 29, 2014, 4:23PM

The Army Corps of Engineers head to examine the gates as they shut close during a hurricane testing exercises at the West Closure Complex in Belle Chasse on Thursday, May 29, 2014. The facility, designed to block storm surge at the confluence of the Harvey and Algiers canals, contains the world's largest pump station and sector gate.Two generators at the...

May 29, 2014, 4:23PM

A graphic rendering of the West Closure Complex in Belle Chasse on Thursday, May 29, 2014. The facility, designed to block storm surge at the confluence of the Harvey and Algiers canals, contains the world's largest pump station and sector gate.Two generators at the $1 billion structure malfunctioned during a test run in March. Corps officials attributed the failure to...

May 29, 2014, 4:23PM

Water gushes out of the pumps running at the West Closure Complex in Belle Chasse on Thursday, May 29, 2014 during a hurricane testing exercise. The facility, designed to block storm surge at the confluence of the Harvey and Algiers canals, contains the world's largest pump station and sector gate.Two generators at the $1 billion structure malfunctioned during a test...

May 29, 2014, 4:23PM

An aerial rendering of the West Closure Complex in Belle Chasse on Thursday, May 29, 2014. The facility, designed to block storm surge at the confluence of the Harvey and Algiers canals, contains the world's largest pump station and sector gate.Two generators at the $1 billion structure malfunctioned during a test run in March. Corps officials attributed the failure to...

May 29, 2014, 4:23PM

Trash racks and day tanks on the protected side of the West Closure Complex in Belle Chasse on Thursday, May 29, 2014. The facility, designed to block storm surge at the confluence of the Harvey and Algiers canals, contains the world's largest pump station and sector gate.Two generators at the $1 billion structure malfunctioned during a test run in March....

May 29, 2014, 4:23PM

A lone exhaust pipe from Pump #4 was not running when the Army Corps of Engineers ran its exercise today in preparation for hurricane season at the West Closure Complex in Belle Chasse on Thursday, May 29, 2014. The Corps did not run the pump, but say in an emergency it would have run without a problem. This test wraps...

May 29, 2014, 4:23PM

TThe pin that holds the gates together when locked is inserted by members of the Army Corps of Engineers during a testing exercise at the West Closure Complex in Belle Chasse on Thursday, May 29, 2014. The facility, designed to block storm surge at the confluence of the Harvey and Algiers canals, contains the world's largest pump station and sector...

May 29, 2014, 4:23PM

Engine air exhausts at the West Closure Complex in Belle Chasse on Thursday, May 29, 2014. The facility, designed to block storm surge at the confluence of the Harvey and Algiers canals, contains the world's largest pump station and sector gate.Two generators at the $1 billion structure malfunctioned during a test run in March. Corps officials attributed the failure to...

May 29, 2014, 4:14PM

The Army Corps of Engineers head to examine the gates as they shut close during a hurricane testing exercises at the West Closure Complex in Belle Chasse on Thursday, May 29, 2014. The facility, designed to block storm surge at the confluence of the Harvey and Algiers canals, contains the world's largest pump station and sector gate.Two generators at the...

May 29, 2014, 4:14PM

An aerial rendering of the West Closure Complex in Belle Chasse on Thursday, May 29, 2014. The facility, designed to block storm surge at the confluence of the Harvey and Algiers canals, contains the world's largest pump station and sector gate.Two generators at the $1 billion structure malfunctioned during a test run in March. Corps officials attributed the failure to...

May 29, 2014, 4:14PM

A graphic rendering of the West Closure Complex in Belle Chasse on Thursday, May 29, 2014. The facility, designed to block storm surge at the confluence of the Harvey and Algiers canals, contains the world's largest pump station and sector gate.Two generators at the $1 billion structure malfunctioned during a test run in March. Corps officials attributed the failure to...

May 29, 2014, 4:14PM

Water gushes out of the pumps running at the West Closure Complex in Belle Chasse on Thursday, May 29, 2014 during a hurricane testing exercise. The facility, designed to block storm surge at the confluence of the Harvey and Algiers canals, contains the world's largest pump station and sector gate.Two generators at the $1 billion structure malfunctioned during a test...

May 29, 2014, 4:14PM

Trash racks and day tanks on the protected side of the West Closure Complex in Belle Chasse on Thursday, May 29, 2014. The facility, designed to block storm surge at the confluence of the Harvey and Algiers canals, contains the world's largest pump station and sector gate.Two generators at the $1 billion structure malfunctioned during a test run in March....